| Description |
viii, 251 pages ; 24 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-236) and index. |
| Contents |
Empirical uncertainty : some difficulties in placing obesity center stage -- Normative uncertainty : what do we want from policies to address childhood obesity -- Childhood obesity and parental responsibility -- Childhood obesity interventions, equity and social justice -- Stigma and weight bias : implications for childhood obesity interventions -- Childhood obesity and the "obesogenic environment" -- Price policies as strategies for obesity prevention -- Responding to food marketing targeted at children : regulation, social marketing and media literacy -- Schools and childhood obesity -- Childhood obesity : some practical implications. |
| Summary |
Childhood obesity has become a central concern in many countries and a range of policies have been implemented or proposed to address it. This co-authored book is the first to focus on the ethical and policy questions raised by childhood obesity and its prevention. Throughout the book, authors Kristin Voigt, Stuart G. Nicholls, and Garrath Williams emphasize that childhood obesity is a multi-faceted phenomenon, and just one of many issues that parents, schools and societies face. They argue that it is important to acknowledge the resulting complexities and not to think in terms "single-issue" policies. After first reviewing some of the factual uncertainties about childhood obesity, the authors explore central ethical questions. What priority should be given to preventing obesity? To what extent are parents responsible? How should we think about questions of stigma and inequality? In the second part of the book, the authors consider key policy issues, including the concept of the 'obesogenic environment,' debates about taxation and marketing, and the role that schools can play in obesity prevention. The authors argue that political debate is needed to decide the importance given to childhood obesity and how to divide responsibilities for action. These debates have no simple answers. Nonetheless, the authors argue that there are reasons for hope. There are a wide range of opportunities for action. Many of these options also promise wider social benefits. Emphasizes that reducing or preventing childhood obesity is not a goal in its own right. Instead, childhood obesity needs to be approached in terms of the broader goal of promoting health and well-being. Argues for the importance of finding interventions and policies that are likely to serve other goals, and not just that of preventing obesity. Includes a discussion of US soda taxation plans and attempts to ban super size soda in New York.--Publisher description. |
| Subject |
Obesity in children.
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Obesity in children -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Developed countries.
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Medical policy -- Developed countries.
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Obesity. |
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Child. |
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Ethics. |
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Health Education. |
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Health Policy. |
| Added Author |
Nicholls, Stuart G., author.
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Williams, Garrath, author.
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| ISBN |
9780199964482 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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0199964483 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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